The Oblation is a concrete cast statue by Philippine National Artist Guillermo Tolentino that serves as one of the symbols of the University of the Philippines. It depicts a man facing upward with arm
"Mi último adiós" is a poem written by Philippine national hero Dr. José Rizal before his execution by firing squad on December 30, 1896. The piece was one of the last notes he wrote before his death.
Oblation (statue)
…Rafael Palma, who was the one to commission Tolentino to make the sculpture. Palma requested that the statue be based on the second verse of Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios: In fields of battle, deliriously fighting…
"Mi último adiós" engraved at the Rizal Shrine, Intramuros